The perennial powerhouse Canadians were visitors to the civic complex on Thursday night, and they put an end to Cornwall’s three-game winning streak in the Central Canada Hockey League, taking the game 4-1.

The Colts were looking to make the streak their longest of the year, and for a while, it was looking promising – Ethan Mulhearn netted a Cornwall power play goal in the first period and it would hold up as the only marker during the session.

It was one of the better periods so far this season for Cornwall, who would outshoot the Canadians 12-4 in the frame.

But the visitors would have an answer early in the second period, a game-tying goal from Ben Tupker 2:25 into the frame.

The third period would be decisive, the visitors scoring all three goals in front of an announced crowd of 952.

A power play goal would put Carleton Place ahead 2-1 and hold up as the game-winner. Cade Townend netted it, 5:17 into the period.

An Alexander Bourhas goal with 4:41 remaining in regulation time put the Canadians ahead 3-1. . .and it wasn’t long before they struck again.

In fact, the Canadians scored again just eight seconds later, a Jackson Sterrett marker pushing the visitors’ lead to three goals with 4:33 left.

The Canadians managed to contain a very dangerous Cornwall player of late, forward Tristan Poissant, who was named the CCHL player of the week on Tuesday.

Poissant was a key figure during Cornwall’s three-game uprising, leading the way during the surge with a total of eight points, including five goals during the impressive stretch.

Poissant, of Les Coteaux, Que., about 40 minutes from Cornwall, has 24 points (14 goals, 10 assists) in 29 games so far this season.

Honourable mentions for the CCM Hockey Player of the Week award included Kanata veteran forward Luca Nocita, who has family ties to Cornwall.

The Canadians, heavily outshot in that opening session in Cornwall, wound up with 25 shots for the night, compared to the Colts’19.

Connor Murphy got the goaltending win, and Michael Carr took the loss.

Carr didn’t get much offensive support when the game was on the line – the Colts wound up being outshot 10-1 in the third period.

Announced stars were Townend (first), Tupker (second) and Cornwall rookie forward Josh Barnes, who assisted on the Colts’ lone marker.

The win allowed the Canadians to move into top spot overall in the CCHL, with a 19-5-0-3 record and 41 points, one more than the Hawkesbury Hawks.

The loss dropped Cornwall’s record to 13-13-3, for 29 points. Cornwall is currently sitting in seventh-place overall in the standings.

The Colts are back on the ice on Sunday afternoon in Nepean, taking on the Raiders. Game time is 2:30 p.m.

The Raiders have struggled this season, sitting in 12th place and carrying a record of 7-19-1 (15 points) into weekend action.

Cornwall’s next home game will be another significant challenge – Jesse Winchester’s Brockville Braves visit Ed Lumley Arena inside the civic complex.

The Braves came into CCHL weekend action in third-place overall, with 38 points.